Washington: Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed increasing bilateral trade in hydrocarbons, the scope of AI cooperation, and counter-terrorism efforts with US Senator Jacky Rosen, in the backdrop of trade negotiations between the two countries. The Indian envoy said that he had an engaging conversation with Senator Rosen, who is also…
Jerusalem: Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, Gaza’s civil defence agency said, after accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered truce by attacking its troops. At least two people were killed when one of the strikes hit a house in Gaza City, the agency, which operates as a rescue…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy has expanded by three per cent in fiscal year 2025 (FY25), and the growth rate is expected to remain the same in the next fiscal year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The bank launched its latest report called ‘Pakistan Development Update: Staying the Course for Growth and Jobs’, highlighting the hopes…
Colombo: The cabinet has approved to implement projects under an Indian grant for developmental projects in the eastern province of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Tuesday. “The Public Administration ministry is currently preparing the relevant agreements to be signed with the Indian High Commission”, Herath told reporters here. According to an MoU signed…
Kuala Lumpur: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for wide-ranging discussions on bilateral ties. Jaishankar also met Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, apart from his counterparts Mohamad Haji Hasan from Malaysia, Mauro Vieira of Brazil, and Dato Erywan…
London: A 20-year-old woman, locally identified as being of Indian heritage, was attacked in a “racially aggravated” rape in the West Midlands region of England over the weekend. A police manhunt is on for a white male suspect following the attack on Saturday evening. The West Midlands Police said they were called to the Park…
Canberra: As the future of Gaza hangs in the balance, the Palestinian Authority (PA) needs renewal if it’s to eventually govern the strip and play a key role in making the two-state solution a reality. The PA has not proved effective under Mahmoud Abbas, the heavily criticized, unpopular 89-year-old leader. Abbas’s time has passed. There’s…
Kuala Lumpur External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his American counterpart Marco Rubio amid efforts by the two sides to reset bilateral ties that have come under severe strain over punitive US tariffs on Indian goods. Jaishankar and Rubio met in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the annual summit of…
Peshawar: Pakistan security forces gunned down 25 terrorists, including four suicide bombers, while preventing two major infiltration attempts from neighbouring Afghanistan in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. Five security personnel were also killed in clashes with the terrorists, the media wing said in a statement. The security forces seized…
Peshawar: The Pakistan security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack and killed three terrorists in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said. A statement issued on Saturday by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces foiled a “major terrorist incident and averted a potential catastrophic attack”…
